High School Start Time and Migraine Frequency in High School Students.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate whether later high school start time is associated with lower migraine frequency in high school students with migraine.

Background

Adequate sleep is thought to be important in managing adolescent migraine. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends teenagers sleep ≥8 hours/night. Adolescents have a physiologically delayed sleep phase, going to bed, and waking later than children and adults. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) accordingly recommends high schools start no earlier than 8:30 AM.

Methods

Cross-sectional observational study of U.S. high schoolers with migraine. Participants were recruited nationally using social media. Respondents attending high schools starting at 8:30 AM or later were compared to those attending earlie

SUBMITTER: Gelfand AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6625845 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature